| WHAT IS PIC PRESS? | Writing a Program |
When you choose to start a new program, various dialog boxes appear asking you for information concerning the program you are about to write. This information is used to construct the bones of your program. These dialog boxes include:
The information from these boxes is then used to create the bones of your program. A sample of the code generated by the software can be viewed here.
PIC Press will then help you further by showing you the syntax for each instruction as you type it:
And it will also tell you what the line you've just written does, clicking on the autocue will automatically load up the help file for that instruction. Click here to see a sample instruction help file.
Errors will appear in red, as you type them. Again the yellow autocue will tell you what you've done wrong, and you can click on it for a more detailed error description. Click here to see a sample error help file.
Macros are also available to make writing faster. Click here for more info. Finally, when you have finished writing the programs, and there are no errors or warnings, PIC PRESS will let you save the object file, which you can export to a simulator, emulator, or your PIC Programmer.